GAME DESIGNER

Reiner Knizia

1957 - Today

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Reiner Knizia (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnɐ ˈknɪtsi̯a]) is a prolific German-style board game designer. He was born in West Germany in 1957 and earned a doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Ulm before designing games full time. He is frequently included on lists of the greatest game designers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reiner Knizia has received more than 218,842 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Reiner Knizia is the 22nd most popular game designer, the 4,522nd most popular biography from Germany and the 2nd most popular German Game Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Reiner Knizia ranks 22 out of 77. Before him are Gary Gygax, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Toru Iwatani, Masayuki Uemura, Hidetaka Miyazaki, and Peter Molyneux. After him are Dave Arneson, Yu Suzuki, Kazunori Yamauchi, Carol Shaw, Eiji Aonuma, and Will Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Reiner Knizia ranks 259. Before him are Hassoumi Massaoudou, Sima Samar, Refat Chubarov, Chris Wedge, Tony Martin, and Steve Jordan. After him are Han Kuo-yu, Lyle Lovett, Theresa Russell, Michaëlle Jean, José Reinaldo de Lima, and Daniel Scioli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Reiner Knizia ranks 4,522 out of 7,253. Before him are Tilo Prückner (1940), Rainer Woelki (1956), Oswald Teichmüller (1913), Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Gabriele Seyfert (1948), and Karl Knies (1821). After him are Hans Werner Richter (1908), Paul Hermann (1646), Gerhard Rohlfs (1892), Aleida Assmann (1947), Michael Gwisdek (1942), and Peter Scholl-Latour (1924).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In Germany

Among game designers born in Germany, Reiner Knizia ranks 2. Before him are Ralph H. Baer (1922).

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